He set them back £9.5m and, despite Radamel Falcao’s anterior cruciate ligament injury, Claudio Ranieri let him leave on loan to Everton.

That set alarm bells ringing and Monaco seemed set to sign another striker on deadline day. Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez was linked, but in the end they opted for another Premier League option – Dimitar Berbatov.

The next biggest move made in France was Rennes £3.5m capture of Auxerre striker Paul-Georges Ntep. The France Under 21 international had been linked to Arsenal and. He has scored 11 goals for the second division team this season.

French fancy: Dimitar Berbatov joined Monaco from Fulham in one of the earlier moves on deadline day

On the move: Forward Paul Georges Ntep (centre) joined Rennes from Auxerre

The biggest two deals of the day were Juventus bringing in Southampton's Dani Osvaldo, on loan but with an option to purchase for £15.5m in the summer, and Hernanes joining Inter from Lazio.

However, the highlight - or lowlight - of the transfer window was the Inter-Juventus spat over the failed player exchange deal involving Mirko Vucinic and Fredy Guarin.

Juve chief Giuseppe Marotta blasted Inter after the pulled out of the deal.

He said: 'What is most striking, and underlines this negative situation, is the fact that when a player clears out his locker and takes his personal belongings, this obviously says that the transfer has been concluded. And that was something Vucinic had done.'

Maverick: Daniel Osvaldo joined Juventus on loan after being frozen out at Southampton

Guarin chipped in, adding on Friday: 'Inter, it is you who put me up for sale without asking me,' he wrote.

'I was feeling calm and good at the club. I want clarity and respect - for me, my agent and the supporters.

'For the fans, I just want to thank you because you have been affectionate and respectful towards me and appreciated my work.

'If I have to leave, you will always be in my heart because at Inter I made a dream come true," he added. "If I remain, I will use all my power and all my heart to help Inter win.'

This transfer row should add spice to The Derby of Italy - the two sides face each other this weekend.

Another notable incident saw Hernanes break down in tears ahead of his move from Lazio to Inter. He posed for pictures with supporters ahead of his move and then became all emotional.

Upset: Hernanes had to take a minute to compose himself before posing for more pictures with Lazio's loyal fans

In the end he got over it and put pen to paper to seal a £14.7m move, the highest fee paid by a Serie A team in the window.

There was plenty of interesting stuff going on, even if money wasn't changing hands; just look at Fiorentina. They added Anderson from Manchester United and Alessandro Matri from AC Milan, both on loan.

Roma strengthened with Radja Nainggolan on loan from Cagliari and Michel Bastos from Al-Ain, also on loan. Lazio have picked up Helder Postiga from Valencia on a temporary basis as well.